Finance Assistant

Responsible to: Northern Hub Business Manager
Salary Grade: Band 5 (NJC 12 - £27,711 A to NJC 14 - £28,624 B)

This is full time, term time plus two weeks, working across schools in the Northern Hub at the James Rennie School site. Travel to other schools may be necessary as and when required.

We are looking to recruit a finance assistant for our group of Northern Schools within the Eden Academy MAT. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an established team at our outstanding school working as part of a team who service our successful academy.

James Rennie School is a well- established special school in the Kingstown area of Carlisle, with an additional Sixth Form site at St Edmunds Park. We have 201 students on roll ranging from 3-19 within our well- equipped and modern facilities.

We would like the successful candidate to be an enthusiastic individual who is a good communicator who can display imagination, flexibility and initiative in their work. He/she will preferably have experience working in an educational environment; have good ICT skills and a kind manner.  This role will provide an opportunity to travel between our northern school sites, for which a mileage allowance is payable.  

This role is expected to start as soon as possible pending pre-employment checks.

Further details and application packs are available electronically to be downloaded from the vacancy section of our website (www.jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk). Please submit any completed applications to emma.mcdermott@jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk.

Closing date: 10th December 2024
Shortlisting date: 10th December 2024
Interview date: 17th December 2024         

James Rennie School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, an enhanced DBS check including the barred list will be required for the successful candidate and other procedures and checks will be followed as laid out in our Safeguarding Policy